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20 Comments on Can You Send Me A Blank Copy Of A California Lease / Rental Agreement?
Bob. Leilani, this is so common, perhaps everywhere - to ask for 'freebies' all the time....you did answer it perfectly!
I do not use trade association forms and real estate agents who use the VAR lease obligate their property owner clients to perform under an ONEROUS landlord-tenant act to their FINANCIAL detriment.
Over the years I've received requests for real estate Contract of Sale forms from FSBOs.
My response is "I'm not a potted plant".
That usually escapes understanding so I explain that the forms are copyright protected for use by agent/broker members only.
That they understand.
Well explained, our forms are promulgated for use by its members...
Bob & Leilani,
No we can't just give them out. Ours are actually now copyrighted for the state of Georgia. I believe folks think this is a lot easier to do than they find out it is, leasing and property management.
All the best, Michelle
I was once called on a Sunday by a friend who was called by his friend and pressured to cough up a rental agreement. I relented after a while and sent it via email. I get a call from the guy who needed it so bad saying...can't you send me one that doesn't have your name at the bottom?
BOB - well stated and right on the money - to protect them in the transaction they should use your services.
Bob and Leilani:
One of my friends asked if I could provide a copy of a real estate purchase agreement. They were going to sell their mother's home in another city. I told them I could give them the name of a realtor in that city and they could ask that agent if they would be willing to provide a blank RPA to them.
Bob and Lanzi, good answer: no. As members we are not to give out forms to non-members. I get asked by agents who aren't paying their board dues to share my forms with them. Answer: no.
It is interesting the number of people out there looking for freebies. Send them to the stationary store and let them get a generic one...
Praful, the C.A.R. lease agreement isn't just a freebie that I get asked for sometimes, but it isn't even valid without my signature. It's written specifically for real estate agents to generate rental paperwork for the tenant and landlord. :)
Leilani
Wallace, what particular language are you referring to in the Virginia Association of REALTORS lease agreement? Just curious. :)
Leilani
Lenn, I love your response: "I'm not a potted plant."
Sounds like a response I give to people who call me and just want information on a particular property (but they're working with another agent and it's not even my listing): "I'm not Google." :)
Leilani
Exactly, Lisa...that's also why ours are pre-printed with my name and contact info at the bottom of the first page! :)
Leilani
You're right, Michelle...everyone thinks leasing and property management is easy until they experience their first problem! Then they want the assistance of a professional. I've been asked to "take over" a lease because the landlord wants to evict the tenant and doesn't know how. We don't take over leases; we only manage properties that we put tenants in. :)
Leilani
Richie, I guess he hadn't read the entire agreement yet, which contains language that refers to the real estate agent...it's not just the first page with your pre-printed info that he should be concerned about! :)
Leilani
David, another good point is that I don't know how well a C.A.R. lease agreement (that's not signed by the agent) would hold up in court. You couldn't exactly call it fully executed. :)
Leilani
Evelyn, I'm just guessing, but I think it's likely that REALTOR Assocations in other states also have copyrighted forms for exclusive use by their member agents. :)
Leilani
Pamela...ugh...that's bad when other agents want freebies because they're not paying their dues! :(
Leilani
Gary, I just couldn't recommend anything like sending them to a stationery store for a lease agreement (which is typically not state specific) because they really should make sure it follows local laws. I could recommend they contact a local real estate attorney to review the generic agreement, but chances are the freebie-seekers wouldn't spend money on that. :)
Leilani
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